Medical Care
Under the Medical Care Scheme, you may get a refund of certain medical expenses incurred because of your occupational accident or disease where these expenses are not paid by the Health Service Executive or this Department’s Treatment Benefit Scheme. Log on to 'www.welfare.ie' for more information or contact:
Occupational Injuries (Medical Care) Section
Social Welfare Services
Áras Mhic Dhiarmada
Store Street
Dublin 1
Tel: (01) 7043022
See also paragraph on ‘Health Services’ below.
Disablement Benefit
You may get this after Injury Benefit if you lose any physical or mental abilities because of an occupational accident or disease. A doctor from the Department will first need to examine you to assess the degree of illness or disability so that we can decide the amount of Disablement Benefit you are due. If it is awarded, it can be backdated to the date Injury Benefit ended. Log on to 'www.welfare.ie' for more information.
Death Benefits (Survivor’s Benefits)
If you die because of an accident at work or occupational disease, or if you get a Disablement Pension assessed at 50% or more at the time of your death, your dependants may get Death Benefit. This benefit includes:
- Widow’s or Widower’s Pension,
- Orphan’s Pension,
- Dependent Parent’s Pension, and
- a funeral grant of €850
Log on to 'www.welfare.ie' for more information or contact:
Disablement Benefit Section
Social Welfare Services
Government Buildings
Ballinalee Road
Longford
Telephone: Longford (043) 334 00 00